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a finch so feisty it raids feeders like a tiny streaked pirate in yellow war paint
nomadWanders unpredictably, flooding regions one year, vanishing the next
upside downFeeds acrobatically dangling from alder and birch cones
odd coupleSometimes interbreeds with canaries to make hybrid 'mules'
name originFrom an old German word for chirping
thirstyDrinks water by tilting head back like a chicken